THE BENCH AND NO-LICENSE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 26 January 1907, Page 2

THE BENCH AND NO-LICENSE

magistkate's i/xexvlvijle position. I ,(1 r I'U'.-i A>-.oeiaUoii. \ii A^hhurittii, Januurv •!'>. Wllr' •V I a « iHtrat, ' ,s <'ourl to "day. Mr u .. S■M ~ t| wl it WJl| . (l |k . oil which he WOllll ioi-.Vi Ull license caillo into ' ■ !«'» subjected to „ good ,yticism l, y a Kct-tion of the ■ •ll" ik| U ')'S V n T' l ° b " M he ll;ul l,vatl ' J with undo 'i ' ■ U " > Jjlt ' l ' u,lll S J^w* 7.. | : " I" ' 1 "" 11 ' I 'the Government » i,s .oval ji " U<in. t .cse a legations, and b,-,„of-7, , that nu , 1b;1 „ lma bom .-diouu Jur his removal. ][<. j ( .jt Unit ciitiei»iu of this son would impair Ids iiaciiibiess us ii magistrate '' l . bad asked to ho relieved "1 tin' duty, oi piiSiding in the Ashburton Court, and I he request had been granted. The magistrates' duties in l anterbury had lie ii rearranged, and Mr V. (i, I)ay, S.M., would in future nit at .Uhbuilon ami liakaia.

Mr Purnell, solicitor, on beliulf of the ilar, expressed regret at the intimation. Ttre members of tlie Bar had not sympathised with the petition, and had voluntarily written a letter to the Minister for .Justice stating so. Mr \» ray had always exercised great impartiality, not only in the eases referred to, but ill every other case us well.